Government
Watchdog group sues California DOJ over withheld climate litigation records
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Public records lawsuit alleges coordination with environmental groups and improper redactions.
State Bar & Bar Associations
According to the Office of Chief Trial Counsel the man placed attorney ads in a Spanish-language outlet representing himself a...
Professor Robin Feldman is the Arthur J. Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Law at UC Law and the director of the AI Law &...
Judges in California and Washington last week rejected class certification in lawsuits against Zendesk Inc. and Snap Inc., cit...
Mental Health Diversion for Former Kern Supervisor Triggers Calls to Rewrite California Law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Bipartisan lawmakers cite the Zachary Scrivner case as evidence the 2018 statute needs tighter limits.
Attorneys welcome LA Superior Court reforms but warn backlogs persist
By Skyler Romero
After a year of reforms, attorneys applaud Los Angeles County Superior Court technology and settlement tools but say staffing ...
Once a flowing river through Bakersfield, the Kern now runs dry for most of the year. A case now before the California Supreme...
San Diego jury awards $18M after stroke during pituitary surgery
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
After an 18-day trial, jurors concluded a neurosurgeon should not have performed a high-risk pituitary procedure that left wom...
The new judges come from varied backgrounds including prosecutors and public defenders.
Uber filed an amended federal complaint sharpening RICO allegations against Los Angeles personal injury lawyers and medical pr...
Benjamin Softness is a litigator and former Silicon Valley in-house counsel focused on complex litigation, appellate and criti...
A former Instacart executive aide alleges she was fired for running for Congress and her policy views, while Instacart contend...
Panel seeks overhaul of Racial Justice Act after troubled rollout
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A state advisory committee says confusion over appellate review and access to criminal justice data has stalled Racial Justice...
Drug treatment provider sues LA Fire Department over clearance refusals
By Devon Belcher
A Woodland Hills addiction treatment provider sued the Los Angeles Fire Department, alleging it unlawfully refused to sign rou...
UCLA arbitration and discovery motions consolidated in Rose Bowl dispute
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge fast-tracked and consolidated UCLA's arbitration and discovery motions regarding Pasadena's lawsuit seekin...
Orange County's discovery pilot cuts delay with 97% IDC resolution rate
By Laurinda Keys
A pilot program assigning discovery and other law and motion matters in unlimited civil cases to a single courtroom is showing...
Torts/Personal Injury
Angels, Skaggs family settle wrongful death case as jury deliberations end
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The Los Angeles Angels and the family of late pitcher Tyler Skaggs reached an undisclosed settlement as jurors prepared to del...
Intellectual Property
GoPro patent verdict challenged as both sides seek new trial
By Daniel Schrager
A decade-long patent fight against GoPro faces uncertainty after an inconsistent jury verdict, prompting both sides to seek ju...
Intellectual Property
Entrepreneur says manager stole AI mansion, denying he abandoned it
By Daniel Schrager
A tech entrepreneur countersued his mansion manager, claiming he seized control of AGI House in San Francisco, stole trademark...
Torts/Personal Injury
Wrongful death trial against Rebecca Grossman delayed for lead defender's exit
By Devon Belcher
A judge postponed the Rebecca Grossman wrongful death trial to April, citing the lead defense counsel's unexpected departure,...
Judges and Judiciary
LA judge admonished for pattern of misconduct in juvenile cases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Commission says Archuleta disparaged families and skirted rules in dependency court.
Criminal
Prop 36's first year: praise, criticism and budget fears
By Malcolm Maclachlan
As Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares a deficit-year budget, prosecutors tout new numbers under the tough on crime initiative.
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court: San Jose pension bond doesn't require voter approval
By Craig Anderson
Justices ruled San Jose may issue pension obligation bonds without voter approval, rejecting taxpayer challenges and affirming...
Trial boutique Hueston Hennigan has rehired former assistant U.S. attorney Jenna Williams as of counsel in Los Angeles, bolste...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Former Dodgers counsel and State Bar prosecutor joins BD&J as chief legal officer
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Ross E. Viselman brings more than two decades of legal and regulatory experience to BD&J as the firm's chief legal and eth...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Signature Resolution takes private equity investment to fuel national expansion
By David Houston
The move follows a broader influx of private equity and other investors into legal services. The investment is expected to hel...
A $5 billion class action alleges Google secretly used AI to monitor Verizon customer service calls in Arizona, violating stat...
An appeals court reversed an arbitration order, holding BMW could not enforce a dealership arbitration clause against a consum...
Jury seeks expert testimony readback in Skaggs wrongful death trial
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
With more than $200 million at stake, jurors in the Tyler Skaggs wrongful death trial asked to review expert testimony project...
Pasadena urged a judge to accelerate UCLA arbitration hearings, arguing delays freeze litigation and block injunction efforts ...
